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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1958
Page
3
The Dodgers defeated the Braves 4 to 1 marking their eighth straight win over the team. The Dodgers remain in last place but continue to trouble Milwaukee, extending their success against the world champions this season.
Report lists scores and upcoming games including New York 4 Chicago 3 and Kansas City 8 Washington 6 in 12 innings. Matches also show St Louis at Philadelphia Los Angeles at Milwaukee Boston at Cleveland and Baltimore at Detroit plus Saturday night games New York at Kansas City Washington at Chicago and Baltimore at Cleveland.
Dodgers boast eight straight wins over Milwaukee since last September. Don Drysdale pitched a 4 1 win over the Braves, with a seventh inning homer by Drysdale and an 11th season homer from Charley Neal. Johnny Antonelli limited Cincinnati to seven hits in a 5 1 San Francisco victory. Cardinals top Pirates 6 2 as errors aid late scoring. Hector Lopez belts three homers for A’s 8 6 win over Senators in 12 innings. Ted Williams powers Red Sox to 2 1 win over Indians. Orioles blank Tigers 2 0 behind Jack Harshman. Shantz and Ditmar duo shut down White Sox in 4 3 Yankees win.
National League leaders include Thomas Pirates 21 and Banks Cubs 18 with Cepeda and Wals 15. American League leaders feature Jensen Red Sox 19 and Cerv Athletics 19. RBIs highlight Pirates 65 and Banks 54, with Cepeda 48 and Mays 42. Pitching leaders list Spahn Braves 9-4 and Turley Yankees 11-3.
Unbeaten Carloy Ortiz, 27-0, favored at 9-5 to defeat Johnny Busso, his childhood friend, in a 135 pound contender bout at Madison Square Garden. Ortiz, Puerto Rico born and 21, will risk his streak against 23 year old Busso, a New Yorker and former schoolmate, with Busso expected to hit harder while Ortiz trends to volume punching to the body.
Major league players managers and coaches chose eight starters for the All Star teams, honoring 1958 performances over long reputations. Stan Vaisial received a unanimous vote, while Ted Williams Yogi Berra Ed Mathews and Harvey Kuenn were passed over.
Tim Tam the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner may go to Calumet Farm in Lexington next week to finish recovering from surgery on an injured right leg. A University of Pennsylvania vet said it will be at least six months before a decision on whether he can race again.
Mickey Mantle could be pulled from the New York Yankees’ starting lineup and Elston Howard may enter during the series opener against the Kansas City Athletics. Casey Stengel indicated the shakeup as he chose Bob Cerv and Gus Triandos for the starting teams, with Frank Thomas replacing others in the National League choices.
Army Specialist Third Class Donald F. Chandler of Wellington participated in a month long field training exercise with the 3rd Armored Division near Grafenwehr Germany. He drives for Headquarters Company 52nd Infantry at Friedberg and entered the Army in 1955 arriving in Europe in June 1956. The 20 year old was a 1955 graduate of San Angelo High School.
Roy Campanella remains in physical rehabilitation and has refused an appointment as a member of the New York State Athletic Commission.
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